Product Description

You don't have to travel to Spain's Museum of Modern Art to view Picasso's bold anti-war piece. Hired to paint the centerpiece for the Spanish Pavilion for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, Picasso found his inspiration in the treasonous Generalissimo Francisco Franco and the bombing of the small village of Guernica in Northern Spain by Hitler's forces. Although Picasso normally disdained politics and political art, the treason of Franco and the black and white photos he viewed in the papers of the massacre of Guernica provided enough inspiration to paint one of the most famous visual representations of the horrors of war. This 3000 piece puzzle of Picasso's masterpiece is stunning enough to glue, frame and display. Comes complete with it's own puzzle glue mix, a stand to hold the box top up making it easier to put the puzzle together and Educa's missing piece guarantee. Puzzle measures approximately 57 x 27 when complete.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10007 in Toys & Games
• Brand: John N. Hansen
• Model: 11502
• Released on: 2007-07-01
• Dimensions: 2.40" h x 12.60" w x 18.15" l, 4.50 pounds

Features

• 3000 piece puzzle
• Includes an easel box top on which to support the box
• Highest quality jigsaw puzzles
• Includes Educa's lost puzzle piece guarantee and special glue to display the puzzle when completed
• Highly challenging

From the Manufacturer
Guernica, Pablo Picasso (3000 pc panoramic puzzle). Educa puzzles are made in Barcelona, Spain and are considered to be the best-quality puzzles available today. Their puzzles are made using the best quality boards that ensure a perfect fit between puzzle pieces without puzzle dust. Tens of thousands of customers have taken advantage of Educa's "Lost Puzzle Piece Guarantee" which replaces any lost puzzle pieces directly to the customer. This puzzle is a 3000 piece panoramic puzzle with a reproduction of the painting entitled "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso.

Customer Reviews

More difficult than I expected
I purchased this puzzle for my girlfriend, in an effort to keep her busy, haha. It has turned out to be the bane of my existence, as it is a lot bigger and more complicated than I ever expected. It has taken over the dining room table, and is barely 1/4 complete, even 3 weeks later. If you like the sort of puzzle that takes your complete, unending attention for weeks at a time, it's great.

A Test of Dedication
I bought this puzzle last Christmas for my wife and daughter to work on together. Little did I know that it would be completed and finally off the table in our family room 11 months later!

This is most certainly an expert level puzzle, and requires the most patience of any puzzle I have seen to this point. Shades of gray and hundreds of solid black pieces add to the difficulty in addition to the obvious large number of pieces.

My only complaint would be that the pieces are not as durable as I would expect given the price tag for this product. The edges of some pieces frayed a bit during the time it was put together. This is slightly disappointing since I intend to frame and hang the finished product.

This puzzle provided many hours of family entertainment and based on that it was worth every penny!

FOR THE PROS
This one is a tuffy. I completed the Sistine Chapel 3000 and it was a breeze compared to this one. Because there is little color variation, it gets very confusing. After 2 weeks i was able to complete the border and the center part that has little lines all over... on the third week i completely failed at finding a single piece to fit anywhere, got irritated and took it apart.

This puzzle tests the love for jigsaw and is for the truly dedicated (aka someone with a lot of time)